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Towering Confusion

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Nancy deWolf Smith

Updated Sept. 3, 2004 12:01 a.m. ET

On July 4th this year, a ceremony at the World Trade Center site marked the laying of the cornerstone for the Freedom Tower, the centerpiece of the new complex of buildings planned for the site. Beyond that first piece of granite, however, it's hard to know exactly what will rise into the skies over the next few years. Judging by "Sacred Ground" (PBS Tuesday, 9-10 p.m. EDT, but check local listings), all we can be fairly sure of is that the first stage of planning after the tragedy of 9/11 has already ended in...